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Men Getting Married in England, 1918–60

Consent, Celebration, Consummation

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Authors:
  1. Neil Penlington

    1. Independent Scholar, London, UK

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  • Charts the rise of the ritualistic engagement, the modern white wedding, and the honeymoon holiday
  • Shows changes and continuities in English masculinity by considering power relations between men and women
  • Reveals the power relations between bride and groom, and between different generations

Part of the book series: Genders and Sexualities in History (GSX)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction

    • Neil Penlington
    Pages 1-27

  3. Consent and Capacity

    • Neil Penlington
    Pages 29-68

  4. Engagement

    • Neil Penlington
    Pages 69-106

  5. The Wedding

    • Neil Penlington
    Pages 107-147

  6. Non-consummation

    • Neil Penlington
    Pages 149-188

  7. Honeymoon

    • Neil Penlington
    Pages 189-224

  8. Conclusion

    • Neil Penlington
    Pages 225-230

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 231-239
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About this book

Starting after the Great War, this book charts the rise of the ritualistic engagement, the modern white wedding and the more widely available honeymoon holiday, to show changes and continuities in English masculinity by considering power relations between men and women.  Through a close reading of a range of sources (including first-person testimonies, newspapers and etiquette manuals), power relations between bride and groom, and between different generations, are revealed in the context of social class and the rise of consumerism.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Independent Scholar, London, UK

    Neil Penlington

About the author

Neil Penlington is an independent scholar who received his PhD from Birkbeck, University of London, UK.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Men Getting Married in England, 1918–60

  • Book Subtitle: Consent, Celebration, Consummation

  • Authors: Neil Penlington

  • Series Title: Genders and Sexualities in History

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27405-3

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: History, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-27404-6Published: 01 April 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-27407-7Published: 02 April 2024

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-27405-3Published: 31 March 2023

  • Series ISSN: 2730-9479

  • Series E-ISSN: 2730-9487

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 239

  • Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: History, general, History of Britain and Ireland, Social History

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